Justice Minister says Govt. managed well and acted responsibly regarding everything that resulted from fire break out on MV X-Press Pearl Removal of the wreck of […]
Removal of the wreck of X-Press Pearl begins
President instructs release of essential items containers
President His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the authorities at a recent discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat to release essential items containers without delay. The President also […]
URGENT NOTICE: Release of Consignments Held Up in the Port of Colombo Due to Foreign Exchange Reasons in Sri Lanka
In the wake of the prevalent foreign exchange situation resulting in some number of consignments lying uncleared over a significant period of time, by the advice […]
SLPA Chairman assumes duties
Newly appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna has assumed duties this morning (January 20) at his office in Port of Colombo. […]
President flags off second phase of ECT
Prime Minister says $ 510 m project slated for completion by 2024, will boost Sri Lanka further President H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday flagged off the construction […]
MSC takes world’s largest container line crown from Maersk
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has knocked Maersk from the top slot of the world’s largest container line, according to analyst Alphaliner. Latest figures from Alphaliner show […]
The Port of Colombo will handle over 24 million TEUs by 2040
Capt. Nihal KeppetipolaChairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority speaks at the inaugural session of the Multimodal Transportation Summit 2021, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ‘’In […]
SLPA Begins Booster Dose Roll-Out Against COVID-19
Inoculating of the third dose ( booster) against COVID-19 commenced on Monday ( 22nd November) by the Covid-19 Preventive Action Committee ( CPAC), a collaborative initiative […]
Port of Colombo is the Best Connected-port in South Asia – UNCTAD
Port of Colombo ranks 17th in World Bank and IHS Markit Container Port Performance Index The Port of Colombo is the best-connected port in South Asia, […]
World’s largest container ship in Colombo
MV EVER ACE the first of Evergreen Line’s 24,000 – TEU class container ship and the largest container vessel in the world, made the inaugural call at […]